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BRITISH THRUSHES (NN 63)
Written by Eric Simms. Illustrated by Robert Gillmor.
Stock no. 1328592
Published by Collins. 1st 1978. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

New Naturalist series. Dark green boards, gilt title to spine. 24 b/w plates. Maps, diagrams and text figures. A detailed research into the six true species of thrush breeding in the British Isles; including a chapter of Britain's vagrant thrushes and a further substantial chapter on the seven species of small chat-like thrushes of the British Isles, including the Nightingale and the Robin. ISBN: 0002196700. Spine and corners bumped. Foxspots to textblock. Price-cut wrapper is edge rubbed and slightly browned to spine, closed tear to lower edge of rear panel which is slightly grubby.

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GOWER (NN 99)
Written by Jonathan Mullard.
Stock no. 1328591
Published by Collins. Circa 2006. Fine condition in a fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 99. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780007160679. Still in original shrinkwrap so cannot identify the edition.

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INHERITANCE AND NATURAL HISTORY (NN 61)
Written by R.J. Berry.
Stock no. 1328556
Published by Collins. 1st 1977. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

This absorbing book is about genetics as it applies to the world around us. Green cloth, gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. New Naturalist series. ISBN: 0002190842. Slight rubbing to cover edges. Light foxing to top edge of textblock. Dustwrapper covered with clear film which is stuck down on verso.

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GOLD GORSE COMMON
Written by Mollie Kaye. Illustrated by Margaret Tempest.
Stock no. 1328479
Published by Collins. 1st 1945. Very good condition.

Yellow cloth spine, pictorial boards. The Potter Pinner series. Text in script with pretty colour illustrations to text. Corners slightly bumped and rubbed. Spine darkened. Heavy pencil pricing to front free-endpaper. Pencil name to belongs to box (attempt has previously been made to erase it).

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GOWER (NN 99)
Written by Jonathan Mullard.
Stock no. 1328471
Published by Collins. 1st 2006. Nearly fine condition in a nearly fine dustwrapper.

New Naturalist No. 99. Green boards with gilt title to spine. Colour and b/w photos. ISBN: 9780007160679. Light foxing, mainly at top edge of textblock. Tiny crease to lower edge of wrapper spine.

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WISH ON PIG
Written by Barbara Ward. Illustrated by Shirley Hughes.
Stock no. 1328387
Published by Collins. 1st 1966. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Story about a dog called Nipper. Green boards, silver title to spine. B/w text illustrations. 159 pages. Minimal bumping to spine. Heavy foxing to endpapers and textblock. Dustwrapper is edge rubbed with small patch of surface paper damage to spine.

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SOOTY THE LITTLE BLACK ENGINE
Written by Hilda Boswell. Illustrated by Hilda Boswell.
Stock no. 1328366
Published by Collins. Slightly better than very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Small square format. Yellow pictorial boards. Colour pictures. A Pixie Book. A nice clean copy with minimal foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is very slightly grubby/marked. Small mark to front panel of wrapper.

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THE RUBADUB MYSTERY
Written by Enid Blyton. Illustrated by Gilbert Dunlop.
Stock no. 1328356
Published by Collins. 1959. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

A seaside holiday at a queer old inn with strange and unusual guests... Another exciting mystery-adventure book. Red boards, black title to spine. B/w illustrations. 256 pages. Top edge red. Spine and corners bumped. Page browning else contents clean. Dustwrapper is worn with slight loss.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS ON TRIAL
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328340
Published by Collins. 1951. Almost very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seagull library edition. Blue boards. Silver title. 288 pages. Top edge blue. Spine slightly bumped. Foxing to endpapers. Creases to prelims. Title-page has not been cut correctly meaning the margins are bigger than all other pages and the corner is creased. Price cut wrapper is foxed on verso and slightly edge chipped, rear panel is slightly grubby.

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THE ABBEY GIRLS PLAY UP
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328339
Published by Collins. 1948. Very good condition in a good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library edition. Silver title to spine and vignette to front cover. 288 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Some fading and other marks to covers. Small booksellers sticker to front pastedown. Foxing to textblock. Dustwrapper is lightly foxed on verso and is edge worn and creased with loss at spine and top edges.

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STOWAWAYS IN THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328338
Published by Collins. 1950. Very good condition in a very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library series. Blue boards. 256 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners slightly bumped. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Slight surface paper damage to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is foxed on verso, is edge worn and torn and the rear panel is grubby.

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SCHOOLDAYS AT THE ABBEY
Written by Elsie J. Oxenham.
Stock no. 1328337
Published by Collins. 1st thus 1949. Very good condition in a almost very good dustwrapper.

Seagull Library edition. Blue boards, silver titles and vignette. 272 pages. Top edge blue. Spine and corners bumped. Fading to top and tail of spine. Foxing to textblock and endpapers. Small booksellers sticker to rear pastedown. Dustwrapper is edge chipped with slight loss and rear panel is slightly grubby.

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